"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Play that record backwards
It's a message yo for the suckers
Play that record backwards
And go fuck yourself
Play that record backwards
It's a message from aaaaaawwwwww
Play that record backwards
And go go gogogogo
Kill yourself
Muthafucka go kill yourself x 2
Muthafucka go kill..... yourself
Hate and devour the young
And the weaker ones and don't forget
The guns
You're gonnna need'em to go kill yourself
Hate all the people you love
In a river of blood
And don't forget the guns
You're gonnna need'em to
Destroy
Always destroy x 2
Always
Destroy yourself if you don't get what you want
It's a message yo for the suckers
Play that record backwards
And go fuck yourself
Play that record backwards
It's a message from aaaaaawwwwww
Play that record backwards
And go go gogogogo
Kill yourself
Muthafucka go kill yourself x 2
Muthafucka go kill..... yourself
Hate and devour the young
And the weaker ones and don't forget
The guns
You're gonnna need'em to go kill yourself
Hate all the people you love
In a river of blood
And don't forget the guns
You're gonnna need'em to
Destroy
Always destroy x 2
Always
Destroy yourself if you don't get what you want
Lyrics submitted by sean, edited by saintcarcass
Backmask Lyrics as written by James Euringer
Lyrics © JAMES IS A GIRL MUSIC C/O CITRIN COOPERMAN
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MSI on the radio? Fuck that!
This song is so hilarious! The song normally is a sick message telling you to kill yourself and others, but backwards is a nice little message. It is very clever.
I love this song. Too many Naruto AMV's messing with MSI songs on Youtube, though.
THIS IS REALLY CLEVER!
Back in the day, back masking was when messages were put in a song to be found by putting a song in reverse. the messages, more often then not, were satanic messages or just horrible messages like "Kill yourself" or "devour the weak."
Interestingly enough, MSI did the opposite. They did a song full of the horrible messages, and then put in some back masking. The backmasking is basically really nice messages going "feed the dog, go to school" ect.
Am I the only one who finds that really clever?
Why would someone be so afraid they'd have to hide, in every aspect? Afraid of people realizing the big reveal is going to only be a spineless coward.
This satan character is a myth. I'm a girl and I know I have bigger balls than him. By a longshot.
I'm guessing this song just means that if you play "that" record backwards its going to tell you to do bad things.
when i sing this song in school, i get weird looks.....i wonder why......
when i sing this song in school, i get weird looks.....i wonder why......
actually, when you play it backwords, the stuff that's backwords to begin with tells oyu to do your home work, clean your room, be nice to your sister, etc.... no kidding
In the middle of the song ther's 40 seconds of backwards speaking... Translation for backwards speaking: Respect your parents. Clean your room. Do your homework. Don't stay out too late. Eat your vegetables. Put away your toys. Don't sit too close to the TV. Take the dog for a nice walk. Hurry up and get dressed for church."
At the very end there's a backwards voice saying,"Don't Listen To This Song."
Gotta love it...